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29 U.S.C. § 4 — Duties of Commissioner in general
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It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to ascertain the effect of the customs laws, and the effect thereon of the state of the currency, in the United States, on the agricultural industry, especially as to its effect on mortgage indebtedness of farmers. He shall also establish a system of reports by which, at intervals of not less than two years, he can report the general condition, so far as production is concerned, of the leading industries of the country. He is also specially charged to investigate the causes of, and facts relating to, all controversies and disputes between employers and employees as they may occur, and which may tend to interfere with the welfare of the people of the different States. He shall also obtain such information upon the various subjects committed to him as he may deem desirable from different foreign nations, and what, if any, convict-made goods are imported into this country, and if so from whence.
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It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to ascertain the effect of the customs laws, and the effect thereon of the state of the currency, in the United States, on the agricultural industry, especially as to its effect on mortgage indebtedness of farmers. He shall also establish a system of reports by which, at intervals of not less than two years, he can report the general condition, so far as production is concerned, of the leading industries of the country. He is also specially charged to investigate the causes of, and facts relating to, all controversies and disputes between employers and employees as they may occur, and which may tend to interfere with the welfare of the people of the different States. He shall also obtain such information upon the various subjects committed to him as he may deem desirable from different foreign nations, and what, if any, convict-made goods are imported into this country, and if so from whence.
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The duties of the Department of Labor, or Bureau of Labor, “to ascertain, at as early a date as possible, and whenever industrial changes shall make it essential, the cost of producing articles at the time dutiable in the United States, in leading countries where such articles are produced, by fully specified units of production, and under a classification showing the different elements of cost, or approximate cost, of such articles of production, including the wages paid in such industries per day, week, month, or year, or by the piece; and hours employed per day; and the profits of manufacturers and producers of such articles; and the comparative cost of living, and the kind of living; what articles are controlled by trusts or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor, and what effect said trusts, or other combinations of capital, business operations, or labor have on production and prices”, are, as of August 23, 1912, transferred to and shall be discharged by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and it shall be also the duty of said Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to make such special investigation and report on particular subjects when required to do so by the President or either House of Congress.
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 5
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Provision of this section authorizing appropriations
of up to $100,000 for studies by the bureau in the first
fiscal year was omitted.
AMENDMENTS
1954—Act Aug. 30, 1954, repealed second par. which re-
quired Secretary of Labor to submit annually to Con-
gress reports of findings under this section.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of Labor, with certain ex-
ceptions, to Secretary of Labor, with power to delegate,
see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat.
1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees.
§ 3. Commissioner; appointment and tenure of of-
fice; compensation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be under
the charge of a Commissioner of Labor Statis-
tics, who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
he shall hold his office for four years, unless
sooner removed, and shall receive a salary.
(June 27, 1884, ch. 127, 23 Stat. 60; June 13, 1888,
ch. 389, § 2, 25 Stat. 182; Mar. 18, 1904, ch. 716, 33
Stat. 136; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Act June 13, 1888, raised salary from $3,000 to $5,000
per annum.
Act Mar. 18, 1904, changed name of Department of
Labor to Bureau of Labor.
Act Mar. 4, 1913, authorized the substitution of ‘‘Com-
missioner of Labor Statistics’’ and ‘‘Bureau of Labor
Statistics’’ for ‘‘Commissioner of Labor’’ and ‘‘Bureau
of Labor’’, respectively.
Words ‘‘of five thousand dollars per annum’’ at end of
section were omitted as superseded by the Classifica-
tion Acts. See sections 5101 et seq. and 5331 et seq. of
Title 5, Government
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